Muaythai was featured in the World Combat Games official programme for the first time at the 2010 World Combat Games in Beijing, China. It has been played at all editions since then. The International Federation of Muaythai Associations is governing body for muaythai at the World Combat Games.
Summary GamesYear EventsBest Nation1 2010 11 2 2013 11 3 2023 23
Events The muaythai competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has never changed in the two editions (currently 8 for men and 3 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Weights were measured in kilograms.
Event Men Women Flyweight –51 kg Bantamweight –54 kg –54 kg Featherweight –57 kg Lightweight –60 kg Light welterweight –63.5 kg rowspan=6 Welterweight –67 kg Light middleweight –71 kg Middleweight –75 kg Light heavyweight –81 kg Heavyweight –91 kg
Venues For the World Combat Games, there have been two venues that have been or be used to host muaythai.
GamesVenueOther sports hosted at venue for those gamesCapacityRef.2010 Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Boxing, Kickboxing 7,0002013 Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Complex (Arena 2) Boxing, Kickboxing, Wushu 7,000
Medal table The numbers below are after the 2013 World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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